Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Taftville, Connecticut
Honored By
The Coutu Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 736TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AS A HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER IN NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.